Kovno- Survivors who gave testmony to the Shoah Foundation

Survivors who gave testmony to the Shoah Foundation

287 Records Found ( only half are posted here) go to;
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IntCode Name Language
10016 Anolik, Charles English
13753 Aronow, Fani English
27905 Astradamov, Isa Russian
15250 Back, Gina English
18923 Bagriansky, Paul English
9031 Baltser, Khane English
25855 Bar-On, Masha Hebrew
36618 Baran, RivkÌ£ah Hebrew
23136 Bargman, Gita Yiddish
25694 Baron, Shlomoh Hebrew
19891 Bass, Liba Russian
3991 Bastunskene, Raia Russian
7281 Beder, Albert English
46189 Ben-MenahÌ£em, ShemuÂ´el Hebrew
47573 Benovitz, Sara English
29719 Bernstein, Leo English
49806 Birman, Ofira Hebrew
23147 Brancovskaya, Fania Yiddish
5223 Brener, Zalman Russian
44984 Brener, Â´ester Hebrew
34987 Danan, Belah Hebrew
15617 Davis, Myra English
15261 Demantas, Isaak Russian
13554 Dimerman, Liuba English
18009 Donskene, Riva Lithuanian
4967 Drehspul, Reuben English
209 Drotow, Al English
318 Dubrow, Gerald English
30206 Edel'shtein, Khana Russian
50689 Eidelman, Moshe Hebrew
6967 Feigenbaum, Esther English
13071 Feldman, Liuba Yiddish
33007 Glikman, Musia Russian
46018 Goldblat, IsraÂ´el Hebrew
25123 GoldblatÌ£, Shoshanah Hebrew
44658 Goldenberg-Rezina, Dora Russian

Anolik, Charles
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Charles Anolik
Charles Motele Anolik (release name)
Chaim Mordechai Anolik (name at birth)
Chaim Motele (Hebrew name)
Motele (nickname)
Charles Anolik (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/27/1917
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Palemaonas (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place buildings
cellars
hiding places
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Wolfratshausen (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview IA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 10016
Aronow, Fani
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Fani Aronow
Fani Aronow (release name)
Fani Aronow (current name)
Zipora (Hebrew name)
Weiner (maiden name)
Feigale (other name)
Winer (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/14/1924
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during deportations
displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
evasion of roundups
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 13753
Astradamov, Isa
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Isa Astradamov
Isa Lepovich Astradamov (release name)
Astradamov (current name)
Itsek Leibovich Blokh (name at birth)
Blokh (last name during war)
Itsik (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/10/1930
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Karaite Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Karaite Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Sachsenhausen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences prisons
State of Interview
Country of Interview Kazakhstan
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 27905
Back, Gina
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gina Back
Gina Back (release name)
Chiena Svartz (name at birth)
Svartz (maiden name)
Svartz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1920
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kedahnen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes during deportations
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview WI
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 15250
Bagriansky, Paul
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Paul Bagriansky
Paul Bagriansky (release name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/24/1906
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview MA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 18923
Baltser, Khane
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Khane Baltser
Khane Baltser (release name)
Channa Glushak (name at birth)
Glushak (maiden name)
Ona Ivanovska (false name)
Glushak (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/16/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 9031
Bar-On, Masha
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Masha Bar-On
Mashah Baron (release name)
Macha Grazutis (current name)
Mashah Baron (other name)
Mashah Ester Baron (other name)
GrazutÌ£is (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/4/1926
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Thorn (Torun, Pomorze, Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Jewish
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Bydgoszcz (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences refugee camps
evasion of roundups
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 25855
Baran, RivkÌ£ah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee RivkÌ£ah Baran
RivkÌ£ah Baran (release name)
RivkÌ£ah Rivah Baran (current name)
Rivah Sidrer (name at birth)
Rivka Baran (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/8/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Trunz (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 36618
Bargman, Gita
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gita Bargman
Gita Khaimovna Bargman (release name)
Bargman (current name)
Gita Khaimovna Shuster (name at birth)
Shuster (last name during war)
Gite (Yiddish name)
Gitele (Yiddish name)
Shuster (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/31/1923
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Atheism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Atheism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences refugee camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 23136
Baron, Shlomoh
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shlomoh Baron
Shlomoh BarvÌ£on (release name)
Shlaymeih (name at birth)
Shlomo Haim Baron (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/1/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) Death to the Occupiers
Aktivistn Farband
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 25694
Bass, Liba
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Liba Bass
Liba Bass (release name)
Langman (maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/25/1935
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Leibisch (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Lubicz (Pomorze, Poland)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Ciechocinek (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 19891
Bastunskene, Raia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Raia Bastunskene
Raia Pinkuso Bastunskene (release name)
Khaia (Hebrew name)
Il'iashchkevichute (maiden name)
Raya Bastunskiene (other name)
Raya Bastunskienne (other name)
Raia Pinkuso Bastunsene (other name)
Raia Pinkuovna Bastunskene (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/28/1920
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
(u)Ciechocinek (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation (u)Ciechocinek (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:13
Interview Code 3991
Beder, Albert
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Albert Beder
Albert Beder (release name)
Beder (name at birth)
Avrum Hersh (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/13/1928
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-Spilwe (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Ponewesch (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering-Lager X Utting (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bavaria (Germany : State)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview WI
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 7281
Ben-MenahÌ£em, ShemuÂ´el
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee ShemuÂ´el Ben-MenahÌ£em
ShemuÂ´el Ben-MenahÌ£em (release name)
Ben-MenahÌ£em (current name)
ShemuÂ´el Dayts (name at birth)
MÂ´eir (Hebrew name)
Daitz (other name)
Shmuel Ben Menahem (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Hasidism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania : District)
Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place forests
hiding places
bunkers
Resistance Group(s) (u)Ha-Tsiyonut Ha-Datit
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania : District)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 4:00
Interview Code 46189
Benovitz, Sara
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sara Benovitz
Sara Benovitz (release name)
Benovitz (current name)
Sara Rapaport (name at birth)
Faibush (last name during war)
Rapport (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/15/1910
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Goldfilz (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, German
Ereda (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 47573
Bernstein, Leo
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Leo Bernstein
Leo Bernstein (release name)
Bernstein (current name)
Liowa Bernstein (name at birth)
Bernstein (last name during war)
Ari (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/27/1919
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kedainiai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 29719
Birman, Ofira
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ofira Birman
Â´ofira Birman (release name)
Birman (current name)
Firah Birman (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/28/1928
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Leibisch (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Merzen (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Trunz (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Leibisch (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 49806
Brancovskaya, Fania
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Fania Brancovskaya
Fania Beniaminovna Brantsovskaia (release name)
Fania Beniaminovna Iokheles (name at birth)
Iokheles (last name during war)
Feiga (Yiddish name)
Iokheles (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/22/1922
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Atheism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Atheism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 4:30
Interview Code 23147
Brener, Zalman
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zalman Brener
Zalman Ruvinovich Brener (release name)
Zalman Brener (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/14/1909
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bad TÃ¶lz (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 5223
Brener, Â´ester
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Â´ester Brener
Â´ester Brener (release name)
Ester Brener (current name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/21/1928
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Bromberg (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Ereda (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during transfers
concealment of Jewish identity
orphanages and children's homes
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 44984
Brock, Henri
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Henri Brock
Henri Brock (release name)
Henach (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/11/1922
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kauen-Alexoten (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
FlossenbÃ¼rg (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering, Lager XI (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences refugee camps
State of Interview Paris
Country of Interview France
Language(s) of Interview French
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 9042
Bukanc, Michael
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Michael Bukanc
Michael Bukanc (release name)
Bukanc (current name)
Moishe Bukanz (name at birth)
Bukanz (last name during war)
Mickey (nickname)
Michael Zagursky (false name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/5/1939
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Lindau (Swabia, Bavaria, Germany)
Type of hiding place houses
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, French
Location of liberation Lindau (Swabia, Bavaria, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview VT
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 43489
Bukontas, AlÂ´fonsas
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee AlÂ´fonsas Bukontas
Al'fonsas Ieroninas Bukontas (release name)
Mordekhai Iankelis Mikhnitskis (name at birth)
Alfonsas Ieroninas Bukontas (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/9/1940
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Dagiai (Mazeikiai, Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Dagiai (Mazeikiai, Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 13400
Burmenko, Sarra
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sarra Burmenko
Sarra Lvovna Burmenko (release name)
Burmenko (current name)
Sarra Levin (name at birth)
Levin (last name during war)
Laput (nickname)
Sarra Levin Burmenko (other name)
Levin (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/4/1941
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 47841
Burstein, Isaak
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Isaak Burstein
Isaak Burstein (release name)
Isaak Burstein (name at birth)
Burstein (last name during war)
Itzhak (Hebrew name)
Ike (nickname)
Izya (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/17/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 41831
Convoy, Jerry
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jerry Convoy
Jerry Zalman Convoy (release name)
Convoy (current name)
Zalman Konvojas (name at birth)
Konvoj (last name during war)
Konvoy (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/18/1931
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bavaria (Germany : State)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview QC
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 29148
Clevs, Arnold
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Arnold Clevs
Arnold Clevs (release name)
Abraham Klavansky (name at birth)
Abrasha (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/25/1933
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Mauthausen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 1202
Danan, Belah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Belah Danan
Belah Danan (release name)
SvÌ£irskÌ£i (name at birth)
SvirskÌ£eytÌ£`es (last name during war)
BeylenkÌ£ah (Yiddish name)
Belu* Svirus* (false name)
Svirski (other name)
Bela Danan (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/16/1932
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) DÃ¶rbeck (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Guttau (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Kauen-Schanzen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Southern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 34987
Davis, Myra
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Myra Davis
Myra Davis (release name)
Davis (current name)
Myra Heller (name at birth)
Miriam Esther (Hebrew name)
Gale (maiden name)
Mickey (other name)
Gale (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/12/1933
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Hongkew (Shanghai, China : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Hongkew (Shanghai, China : Ghetto)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 15617
Demantas, Isaak
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Isaak Demantas
Isaak Abramovich Demantas (release name)
Iuozas Kumpis (false name)
Isaak Demantas (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 11/19/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Vilkaviskis (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Postapedziai (Lithuania)
Skliausciai (Vilkaviskio, Lithuania)
Type of hiding place houses
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Skliausciai (Vilkaviskio, Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 15261
Dimerman, Liuba
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Liuba Dimerman
Liuba Dimerman (release name)
Liubov Tzivia Katz (name at birth)
Katz (maiden name)
Katz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/7/1931
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences Soviet exile
State of Interview MB
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 13554
Donskene, Riva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Riva Donskene
Riva Aiziko Donskiene (release name)
Riva Aizikovna Karlik (name at birth)
Riva (Yiddish name)
Karlik (maiden name)
Riva Aizikovna Donskene (other name)
Karlik (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/23/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Leibisch (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 18009
Drehspul, Reuben
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Reuben Drehspul
Reuben Drehspul (release name)
(current name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/18/1930
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kaufering, Lager I (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bavaria (Germany : State)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Gauteng
Country of Interview South Africa
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:50
Interview Code 4967
Drotow, Al
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Al Drotow
Al Drotow (release name)
Abraham Drotovnic (name at birth)
Abe* Drotovnic (nickname)
Avram Drotovnic (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/16/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Panevezys (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga (Latvia : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place wells
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 209
Dubrow, Gerald
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gerald Dubrow
Gerald Dubrow (release name)
Gerald Dubrowich (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/6/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 318
Dubrow, Gerald
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gerald Dubrow
Gerald Dubrow (release name)
Gerald Dubrowich (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/6/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 318
Dimerman, Liuba
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Liuba Dimerman
Liuba Dimerman (release name)
Liubov Tzivia Katz (name at birth)
Katz (maiden name)
Katz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/7/1931
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences Soviet exile
State of Interview MB
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 13554
Edel'shtein, Khana
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Khana Edel'shtein
Khana Isakovna Edel'shtein (release name)
Khana-Gitl Isakovna Proba (name at birth)
Khan-Gitl (Hebrew name)
Proba (maiden name)
Khana Isakovna Edelshtein (other name)
Proba (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/7/1927
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Poligon (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation concentration camps, German
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 30206
Eidelman, Moshe
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Moshe Eidelman
Moshe Eidelman (release name)
Eidelman (current name)
Bebinkah (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 9/10/1927
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kaufering, Lager I (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 50689
Feigenbaum, Esther
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Esther Feigenbaum
Esther Feigenbaum (release name)
Esther (Hebrew name)
Esther Jed (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/11/1923
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Chinow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, German
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 6967
Feinberg, Simon
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Simon Feinberg
Simon Leizer Feinberg (release name)
Isaiia (Hebrew name)
Isaiia (other name)
Simon Leizerovich Fainberg (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/7/1936
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Lithuania
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Jerusalem
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 7920
Feldman, Liuba
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Liuba Feldman
Liuba Aronovna Fel'dman (release name)
Glazer (maiden name)
Libske (other name)
Liuba Feldman (other name)
Glazer (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/2/1921
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, British
Location of liberation Neustadt (Germany)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 13071

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Fisherene, Khana Ester
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Khana Ester Fisherene
Khana-Ester Leibo Fisherene (release name)
Fisherene (current name)
Khana-Ester Leibo Rozenblataite (name at birth)
Rozenblataite (last name during war)
Valia (false name)
Niuta (other name)
Lialia (other name)
Rozenblataite (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/14/1926
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Didziosios Lapes (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place attics
cellars
apartments
bunkers
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Didziosios Lapes (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from mass shootings
concealment of Jewish identity
evasion of roundups
escapes during deportations
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 50242
Flier, Akiva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Akiva Flier
Akiva Flier (release name)
Flieris (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 11/18/1941
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 18284

27905 Astradamov, Isa Russian
9031 Baltser, Khane English
23147 Brancovskaya, Fania Yiddish
47841 Burmenko, Sarra English
1202 Clevs, Arnold English
15617 Davis, Myra English
18009 Donskene, Riva Lithuanian
4967 Drehspul, Reuben English
30206 Edel'shtein, Khana Russian
50689 Eidelman, Moshe Hebrew
13071 Feldman, Liuba Yiddish
50242 Fisherene, Khana Ester Russian
18284 Flier, Akiva English
18293 Flier, Julia English
21530 Gal'perin, Vol'f Russian
44587 Galperin, Shlomoh Hebrew
7967 Galpernas, Faiva Russian
27806 Garfunkel, Tsvi Hebrew
45805 Geler, RivkÌ£ah Yiddish
24206 Gelernter, Francine English
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Flier, Julia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Julia Flier
Julia Flier (release name)
Yehudit (Hebrew name)
Remigolski (maiden name)
Birute Mikuliciene (false name)
Remigolski (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/20/1941
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 18293
Galperin, Shlomoh
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shlomoh Galperin
Shlomoh Galperin (release name)
(current name)
Shlomoh YehÌ£ezkÌ£el (name at birth)
ShlominkÌ£eh (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/15/1931
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Althammer (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kauen-Schanzen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Mauthausen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Mauthausen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 44587
Galpernas, Faiva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Faiva Galpernas
Faiva Khatskelevich Gal'pernas (release name)
Faiva Gal'pernas (current name)
Gal'pernas (last name during war)
Faiva Galperna (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 11/26/1929
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kauen-Schanzen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 7967
Garfunkel, Tsvi
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Tsvi Garfunkel
Tsvy Garfunkel (release name)
GrishaÂ´ PlaytÌ£niv (false name)
Tsvi Garfunkel (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/13/1938
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place family homes
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
refugee camps
concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
orphanages and children's homes
State of Interview Jerusalem
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 27806
Geler, RivkÌ£ah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee RivkÌ£ah Geler
RivkÌ£ah Geler (release name)
Geler (current name)
Rivah NehÌ£amah RubinskÌ£i (name at birth)
Rivka Gheler (other name)
Riva Nechama Rubinsky (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/9/1923
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Goldfilz (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kuremaa (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kolkau (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 45805
Gerber, Boris
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Boris Gerber
Boris Gerber (release name)
Berel Telzak (name at birth)
Berel (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/16/1923
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, German
concentration camps
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 14167
Gerber, Doba
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Doba Gerber
Doba Gerber (release name)
(current name)
Klintowitz (maiden name)
Cukale (nickname)
Dobale (nickname)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/15/1922
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 17029
Ginaite-Rubinson, Sara
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sara Ginaite-Rubinson
Sara Ginaite-Rubinson (release name)
Ginaite (name at birth)
Ginaite (maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/17/1924
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Lithuanian
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant liberators
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:51
Interview Code 366
Gal'perin, Vol'f
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Vol'f Gal'perin
Vol'f Khatskelevich-Rubin Gal'perin (release name)
Vitas Zhemaitis (false name)
Wolfke (other name)
Vol'f Gal'perin (other name)
Wolf Ehizkeelevich Galperin (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/8/1927
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Sachsenhausen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Lieberose (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kauen-Schanzen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Southern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 21530
Ginsburg, Dalya
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dalya Ginsburg
Daliyah Ginzburg (release name)
Dalya Ginzburg (other name)
Hofmekler (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/29/1939
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Southern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 9237
Gelernter, Francine
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Francine Gelernter
Francine Gelernter (release name)
Gelernter (current name)
Fania Israelowna Olitzky (name at birth)
Olitzky (last name during war)
Tzipora (Hebrew name)
Feigala (Yiddish name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/1/1932
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview PA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 24206
Gofer, Pninah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Pninah Gofer
Pninah Gofer (release name)
Pninah Gofer (current name)
Pninah SukÌ£enikÌ£ (name at birth)
PatÌ£rotÌ£i SokÌ£obeskÌ£itÌ£ah (false name)
Sukennik (other name)
Pnina Goffer (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/17/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Lithuania
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 4:30
Interview Code 43143
14167 Gerber, Boris English
40527 Gershenman, Musia Hebrew
16947 Glik, Avraham German
4699 Glik, Chaim Russian
33007 Glikman, Musia Russian
48513 Glinskene, Ella Lithuanian
46018 Goldblat, IsraÂ´el Hebrew
25123 GoldblatÌ£, Shoshanah Hebrew
44658 Goldenberg-Rezina, Dora Russian
33154 Goldman, Freda English
44070 Golfer, Edward English
9000 Gorinene, Ruta Russian
16301 Griliches, Zvi English
3656 Gure, Anna English
5290 Harris, Betty English
7439 Hecht, Eta English
25964 Idels, Genia Russian and Yiddish
12865 Ingel, Leah English
31841 Ioneson, Fania Yiddish
49883 Kagan, Esther English

125 Records Found
IntCode Name Language
22339 Kaplan, ShmuÂ´el Hebrew
24935 Kaplan, Solomon English
13426 Katz, Pera Lithuanian
15054 Kholem, Shapsai Russian
50383 Klein, Grisha English
18006 Kol'man, Evgeniia Russian
38576 Koltun, Rakhmiel Russian
44003 Kovalski, Joseph English
36875 Kuklianski, Moshe Hebrew
33792 Kurlancheek, Daniel English
20794 KÌ£aplan, DaniÂ´el Hebrew
14693 KÌ£aplan, HÌ£avivah Hebrew
40202 KÌ£aplan, HÌ£avivah Hebrew
25437 KÌ£ol, Yosef Hebrew
24375 Lan, Leonard English
23244 Lapp, Morris English
41218 Lask, Esther English
13076 Lazarus, Miriam English
13021 Leibzonas, Dovidas Lithuanian
726 Leisner, Sarah English
25515 Lermanaite-Gylperniene, Sulamif Russian
46762 Lesokhin, Rieta Russian
33105 Levenson, Shura English
4933 Levitan, Ruven English
24095 LevÌ£itÌ£, Â´izanah Hebrew
30148 Lewin, Jacob English
5911 Libman, Faigie English
16608 Lifshitz, Yehudah Hebrew
13439 Lipcer, Semon English
7426 Lupshitsene, Sheine Lithuanian
36117 Lurie, Sol English
16735 Lusky, Irena Hebrew
13169 Mahnovskaya, Mariya Russian
2259 Malnik, Abe English
2911 Mandelbaum, Rose English
34452 Markel, Ieta Hebrew
46449 Melamed, Gershon Hebrew
23064 Melamed, Yosef Hebrew
41580 Melamed, Yosef Hebrew
9733 Meler, PesahÌ£ Hebrew
4921 Melton, Howard English
20138 Meltser, Devorah Hebrew
33354 Meltser, Â´ester Hebrew
37280 Migdal, LeÂ´ah Hebrew
16759 Miler-Wainberg, Aviva Russian
9139 Modenstein, Ann English
16896 Palei, Shifra Russian
4368 Paulauskiene, Esfir English
40529 Pevzner, Ginde Russian
38236 Polonskaia, Etia Russian
20032 Popilski, Malka Hebrew
47628 Port, Rena English
45522 Rozen, KÌ£atÌ£yah Hebrew
8265 Rozentalene, Ilana Russian
8266 Rozentalis, Leo Russian
35138 Savel-Lomazov, Raja Russian
33961 Schalkowsky, Samuel English
22649 Schlomowitz, Meier English
13744 Segalis, Itskhak Russian
47992 Segelson, Â´aryeh Hebrew

37810 Shapiro, Genia Yiddish
16260 Shlesberg, Rakhil' Russian
23220 Shulman, HÌ£ayim Hebrew
26715 Sigal, Ruth English
14992 Sloman, Rella English
27147 Spiler, Lazar English
44575 Strikhman, RivkÌ£ah Hebrew
13237 Sultanik, Bronia English
20522 Telsak, Herzel Russian
25957 Thatch, Riva English
26724 Tolochkene, Bliuma Lithuanian
14249 Volskaja, Eleonore Russian
48219 VÌ£olbeh, RivkÌ£ah Hebrew
51715 VÌ£olbershtÌ£ayn, Mosheh Hebrew
13679 Wolpe, Masha English
49746 Woods, Ann English
409 Yermus, Helen English
19481 YishkÌ£uner, HÌ£edvah Hebrew
16306 Zandell, Ilana English
47587 Zelbovich, Iankel Yiddish
27315 Zil'ber, Elieizer Russian
13577 Zitkin, Ellen English
34604 Â´elhÌ£anan, ShmuÂ´e Hebrew
42381 Â´eshkolot, Manya Hebrew
25617 Â´even Shoshan, Â´avivi Hebrew

even Shoshan, Â´avivi
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Â´avivit Â´even Shoshan
Â´avivit Â´even Shoshan (release name)
Â´avivit KÌ£isin (name at birth)
KÌ£isin (maiden name)
Vitkah* (nickname)
Avivitikah* (nickname)
BirutÌ£yah (false name)
Annah* Klayn* (false name)
Kisin (other name)
Avivit Even Shoshan (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/25/1936
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kaunas (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
displaced persons camps
orphanages and children's homes
evasion of roundups
State of Interview Jerusalem
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 25617

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Goldblat, IsraÂ´el
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee IsraÂ´el Goldblat
(release name)
IsraÂ´el Goldblat (release name)
Goldblat (current name)
IsrÂ´el Y`akov (Hebrew name)
Shrulik (Yiddish name)
Israel Goldblatt (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/2/1924
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Judaism
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) Death to the Occupiers
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 5:00
Interview Code 46018
GoldblatÌ£, Shoshanah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shoshanah GoldblatÌ£
Shoshanah GoldblatÌ£ (release name)
Shoshanah GoldblatÌ£ (current name)
(name at birth)
(last name during war)
Shoshanah (Hebrew name)
Dora Schwartz (false name)
Pilovnik (other name)
Shoshana Goldblatt (other name)
PilovnikÌ£ (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/10/1924
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kedainiai (Lithuania)
Buozenai (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place farms
farms
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 25123
Glikman, Musia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Musia Glikman
Musia Shimon Glikman (release name)
Musia Shimon Dolfin (name at birth)
Musia Shimon Dol'fin (name at birth)
Musia Shimon Glikman (other name)
Dolfin (release maiden name)
Dol'fin (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/7/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Chinow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Malken (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 33007
Goldenberg-Rezina, Dora
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dora Goldenberg-Rezina
Dora Isaakovna Goldenberg-Rezina (release name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1924
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Thorn (Torun, Pomorze, Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Thorn (Torun, Pomorze, Poland : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Ukraine
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 44658
Grinberg, Eva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Eva Grinberg
Eva Grinberg (release name)
Efronit Klein (name at birth)
Efronit (Hebrew name)
Klein (maiden name)
Efa (other name)
Klein (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/16/1915
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Strasburg (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Torun (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 8654
Ioneson, Fania
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Fania Ioneson
Fania Motlevna Ioneson (release name)
Fania Motelevna Ioneson (release name)
Ioneson (current name)
Feiga Motelio Zel'bovichute (name at birth)
Zel'bovichute (last name during war)
Feiga (Yiddish name)
Fania (other name)
Fania Metelevna Ioneson (other name)
Zelbovichute (release maiden name)
Zel'bovichute (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 31841
Iafetas, Tobias
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Tobias Iafetas
Tobias Rafaelevich Iafetas (release name)
Tobias Jafetas (other name)
Tobias Rafaeleviu Iafetas (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/31/1930
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 1:55
Interview Code 5832
Joseph, Miriam
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Miriam Joseph
Miriam Joseph (release name)
Joseph (current name)
Miriam Bak (name at birth)
Sear (last name during war)
Miriam Vielsberg (other name)
Bak (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/20/1918
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview TX
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 49923
Levitan, Ruven
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ruven Levitan
Ruven Levitan (release name)
Levitanas (name at birth)
Ruven (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/12/1927
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kaunas (Lithuania)
Linkuva (Lithuania)
Lithuania
Type of hiding place apartments
convents and monasteries
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:06
Interview Code 4933
Mikulichius, Vitautas
Rescuer and/or Aid Provider
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Vitautas Mikulichius
Vitautas Piatro Mikulichius (release name)
Vitautas Piatro Mikulichius (name at birth)
Vitautas Mikulichus (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/1/1930
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Roman Catholic Church
Religious Identity (Postwar) Roman Catholic Church
Ghettos in which rescue or aid activities were performed
Camps in which rescue or aid activities were performed
Involved in wartime rescue activities Yes
Involved as an individual or as part of an organization Individual
Aided survivors after the war Yes
Aided people as a representative of an organization No
Recognized by Yad Vashem or other organization for rescue activities
Involved in rescue or aid activities in the ghettos
Involved in rescue or aid activities in the camps
Arrested for rescue or aid activities No
Hid because of rescue or aid activities No
Names of individuals rescued Iuliia Remigol'skite-Flier
Background of individuals rescued Judaism
War crimes trials observer, witness, or participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 31812
Tsikene, Aldona
Rescuer and/or Aid Provider
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Aldona Tsikene
Aldona Piatro Tsikene (release name)
Aldona Piatro Mikulichiute (name at birth)
Mikulichiute (last name during war)
Mikulichiute (maiden name)
Mikulichiute (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1926
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Roman Catholic Church
Religious Identity (Postwar) Roman Catholic Church
Ghettos in which rescue or aid activities were performed
Camps in which rescue or aid activities were performed
Involved in wartime rescue activities Yes
Involved as an individual or as part of an organization Individual
Aided survivors after the war No
Aided people as a representative of an organization No
Recognized by Yad Vashem or other organization for rescue activities
Involved in rescue or aid activities in the ghettos
Involved in rescue or aid activities in the camps
Arrested for rescue or aid activities No
Hid because of rescue or aid activities No
Names of individuals rescued Iuliia Remigol'skite-Flier
Background of individuals rescued Judaism
War crimes trials observer, witness, or participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 32953
Krengel, Esther
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Esther Krengel
Esther Krengel (release name)
Esther (Hebrew name)
Miselske (maiden name)
Bravnaslava Jonalitis (other name)
Miselske (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/2/1912
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 14634
Lan, Leonard
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Leonard Lan
Leonard Lan (release name)
Lan (current name)
Eliazer Lan (name at birth)
Lan (last name during war)
Eliazer (Hebrew name)
Leizer (Yiddish name)
Chiam Juzind (false name)
Efrim* Juzind (false name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/10/1927
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
FuhlsbÃ¼ttel (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, British
Location of liberation Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences forced labor: body removal and disposal
displaced persons camps
State of Interview MA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 24375
Mahnovskaya, Mariya
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Mariya Mahnovskaya
Mariia Maksimovna Makhnovskaia (release name)
Mina-Risa Motlevna Genpl (name at birth)
Genpl (maiden name)
Grinblat (false name)
Mina (other name)
Maria Mahnovskaja (other name)
Mariya Mahnovskaya (other name)
Mina Motlevna Shabat (other name)
Genpl (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/10/1923
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kedahnen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
prisons
escapes from prisons
evasion of roundups
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 13169
Rojansky, Yocheved
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yocheved Rojansky
Yokheved RozhanskÌ£i (release name)
Kertser* (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/15/1925
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Judaism
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Goldfilz (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Ereda (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Vaivara (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Reval (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences forced labor: body removal and disposal
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 7097
Volskaja, Eleonore
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Eleonore Volskaja
Eleonore Alexandrowna Volskaja (release name)
Eleonore Alexandrowna Volskaja (current name)
Sarah Garber (name at birth)
Garberayte (last name during war)
Garberayte (maiden name)
Eleonore Wuljovna Volskaja (other name)
Garberayte (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/25/1941
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kupiskis (Lithuania)
Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kupiskis (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Hesse
Country of Interview Germany
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 14249
YishkÌ£uner, HÌ£edvah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee HÌ£edvah YishkÌ£uner
HÌ£edvah YishkÌ£uner (release name)
HÌ£edvah YishkÌ£uner (current name)
HÌ£edvah VÌ£olbeh (name at birth)
Wolbe (other name)
Chedwa Jashkuner (other name)
VÌ£olbeh (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/17/1920
City of Birth Kaunas (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Malken (Poland : Concentration Camp)
DÃ¶rbeck (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 19481